14 DAY TRIAL // The Game Audio Network Guild has announced the nominations for the awards gala that will honor the best use of audio in video gaming for the past year, where Uncharted 3, with nine nominations, seems to be the pre-show favorite.
Audio of the Year
Battlefield 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Dead Space 2 Gears of War 3 Portal 2 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Music of the Year
Batman: Arkham City InFamous 2 Kinect Disneyland Adventures L.A. Noire The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Sound Design of the Year
Battlefield 3 Forza Motorsport 4 Gears of War 3 NCAA Football 12 Portal 2 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Best Soundtrack Album
Batman: Arkham City Dead Space 2 Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Star Wars: The Old Republic The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Best Interactive Score
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Dead Space 2 Kinect Disneyland Adventures Portal 2 Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Best Handheld Audio
Death Rally HD Infinity Blade II Monster Hunter 3G Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D Super Mario 3D Land
Best Audio in Casual/Social/Indie Games Bastion Conspiracy Monday Night Combat Orcs Must Die Star Wars: Clone War Adventures WindUp Knight
Best Cinematic or Cutscene Audio
Battlefield 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Crysis 2 Gears of War 3 Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Best Dialogue
Battlefield 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 L.A. Noire Portal 2 Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Best Original Instrumental
"Lacrimosa" - Dead Space 2 "Main Theme" - Deus Ex: Human Revolution "GameWrapper" - Kinect Disneyland Adventures "Pirate Dance" - Kinectimals Gold "Glory, The Galactic Republic" - Star Wars: The Old Republic "Small Beginnings" - Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Best Original Vocal – Coral "Main Theme" - Batman: Arkham City “Storm Clouds Over Stalingrad” – Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad “Guardians Theme” - RIFT “Clash of Destiny” - Star Wars: The Old Republic "Main Theme" - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Best Original Vocal – Pop "Rogue Heart" - Dragon Age II "Torched Song" - L.A. Noire "Victoria’s Lab" - LittleBigPlanet 2 "Wabby Wabbo" - Plants Vs. Zombies (PS3/XBOX360) "Want You Gone" - Portal 2 “Kayfoundo Naweea (Hungry Eyes)” - Star Wars: The Old Republic
Best Audio Mix
Batman: Arkham City Battlefield 3 Crysis 2 L.A. Noire Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Best Use of Licensed Music
Kinect Disneyland Adventures LittleBigPlanet 2 MLB 11: The Show Rocksmith Shift 2: Unleashed - Need for Speed Stacking